Which of the following commands makes the contents of the eCryptfs encrypted directory ~/Private available to the user?

Question

Options

• Aecryptfsclient
• Becryptfs.mount
• Cecryptfs-mount-private
• Ddecryptfs
• Eecryptfs-manage-directory

• A
  4% (1)
• C
  91% (21)
• E
  4% (1)

Explanation

ecryptfs-mount-private is the correct command because it is the standard eCryptfs utility specifically designed to mount the ~/Private directory, making its decrypted contents accessible to the current user without requiring root privileges. Options A (ecryptfsclient) and D (decryptfs) do not exist as real commands - they are fabricated distractors. Option B (ecryptfs.mount) uses incorrect syntax; real eCryptfs commands use hyphens, not dots. Option E (ecryptfs-manage-directory) is not a real command, though related tools like ecryptfs-setup-private exist for setting up the encrypted directory, not mounting it.

Memory tip: Think of the pattern ecryptfs-[action]-private - the action you need to access your private files is to mount them, so ecryptfs-mount-private follows naturally. The hyphenated lowercase style is consistent across all real eCryptfs utilities.

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